Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Could Cost Illinois EPA $29 million in Program Support and 80 Staff Members Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined 12 other attorneys general strongly opposing the proposed federal budget cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its critical programs that[Read More…]
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Governors State University Receives Prestigious National Humanities Grant
Equipping Veterans to Look at War Trauma University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017: The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), in conjunction with the Veterans Resource Center at Governors State University, has been named one of ten Illinois organizations to receive $100,000 in National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding[Read More…]
Illinois Women Moving Forward Coalition Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 5
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017. On the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump, millions of people took to the streets across the world to support equality, economic security and justice for women. Now we have an opportunity to turn that call into direction action. You can join us by attending[Read More…]
Crete Public Library District to Hold Electronics Recycling on Saturday, April 22
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Crete Public Library District, 1177 North Main Street, will hold an electronics recycling event Saturday, April 22 between 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Bring your electronic items to the library’s parking lot for recycling. Items will be collected by E-Scrap Technologies. Please view the list of acceptable items[Read More…]
National Journalists Associations Launch LGBTQ Guide for Spanish-Language Media
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The National LGBTQ Task Force, NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) have launched a Spanish-language stylebook for journalists reporting on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. First published by NLGJA and NAHJ in 2005, “El Manual de[Read More…]
Crete Public Library Hosts Bucky Halker – “Ain’t Got a Dollar: Illinois Workers and Protest Songs, 1865-1965”
Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Think you’ve got it bad at work? Get some perspective while taking a musical journey back in time through 100 years of songs by Illinois workers. Bucky Halker, historian and folksinger, will present a free performance to the public on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the[Read More…]
Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)-March 28, 2017. With spring arriving earlier than usual and bird migration currently underway, the National Audubon Society invites nature enthusiasts to grow bird-friendly[Read More…]
DePaul University’s Irwin W. Steans Center Adds Community Development Institute
ABCD Institute faculty members engage in a workshop with the institute’s Neighborhood Connections program. (Photo courtesy of Tom O’Briens) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. Drawing upon 30 years of experience and accomplished community engagement, the internationally recognized Asset-Based Community Development Institute has relocated to DePaul University’s Irwin W. Steans Center for[Read More…]
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Under Threat, CAP Brief Shows How Critical the Agency Is in Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Predatory Practices
Shown is an ACE Cash Express outlet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 2015. AP/Vik Jolly Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief illustrating the importance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, in defending consumers against predatory practices. The Trump administration[Read More…]
The Center for Economic and Policy Research Launches the Blue Collar Jobs Tracker
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. Donald Trump ran on the promise of “bringing jobs back” to the US, particularly jobs in manufacturing and mining. Trump promised “America First” trade policies, lower taxes, and reduced regulation in order to fulfill his promise. In order to track Donald Trump’s progress, The Center for[Read More…]
